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Our Student Centre shops saw little point in leaving stock on the shelves to go out of date.
A van and car load of produce has been dropped over to our friends in Penny Dinners who are using it to make takeaway bags for their service users.
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UCC is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor John O’Halloran @johbees as the sixteenth President of the University.
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Yes it’s another picture of our wild garden (and our award winning bridge), because they are stunning.
🐝 🐝 🐝
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We are proud to be the world’s best university for recycling & sustainability 🌎
Thanks for the highlight @wef
These are the world's best universities for recycling and sustainability wef.ch/31ZyFCf #Sustainability #Environment
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UCC condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
The Ukrainian flag is being flown, and our Quad lit in Ukrainian national colours, as we stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Tomorrow we will gather in the Quad at 5pm to show our support for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
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On This Day 175 years ago UCC - then Queen's College Cork - was founded.
In 2021 we will celebrate our history, our diversity, and our shared ambition.
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The man who created the first website in Ireland and the ninth website in the world, Peter Flynn, retires from UCC today. Go n-éirí go geal leat, Peter!
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“UCC’s online Gaelic literature MA provided me with everything I needed. It truly is a fantastic programme for anyone interested in Irish history, literature, language, or mythology," - bestselling author @rickriordan
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UCC today honoured the Director of the Cork Life Centre, Don O’Leary, with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Arts.
The award is an acknowledgement of his impact, the work of the Cork Life Centre and the commitment and dedication of the staff and volunteers who support it.
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Congratulations to Paul O’Donovan, lightweight single sculls champion at the @WorldRowing Championships. 🥇
Paul follows his epic Olympics win with solo #WorldRowingChamps glory - his seventh World Rowing title.
#WRCHStCatharines
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.@Thomasod10 left school almost illiterate when he was 14, became a father at 15 and spent several years homeless, earlier this year he graduated from UCC with a Master’s in Social Work. irishtimes.com/news/social-a…
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Students waited hours to say farewell to @PresidentIRL Michael D Higgins, Sabina Higgins, and @presidentmt H.E. Dr George Vella and Mrs Miriam Vella who we were honoured to welcome to our campus today.
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#TheHunger is based on The Atlas of the Great Irish Famine
“Like the Atlas on which it is based, ‘The Hunger’ documentary is an important contribution by UCC to the public understanding of an extremely complex period in Irish history” - @BooleanView
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🏆 2019 Fitzgibbon Cup
🏆 2019 Sigerson Cup
🏆 2019 Collingwood Cup
🔥 @UCCSport 🔥
Pride on our chest
Sport in our bones
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"Corcaigh abú!"
A huge congratulations to UCC Alumni Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan on their lightweight double sculls GOLD for Ireland!
Paul has made history as the first Irish Olympian to win a medal at three Games.
All of us at UCC are immensely proud of you both!
ALT A graphic with a picture of Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy in rowing gear, with "GOLD" behind them and a caption with their names and "Men's Lightweight Double Scull"
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UCC is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor John F. Cryan (@jfcryan) to the post of Vice-President of Research and Innovation.
A world-leading scientist, in his new role Prof. Cryan will shape the future research and innovation direction of our University.
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UCC announces the appointment of Ireland’s first Professor of Public Mental Health, with Ella Arensman taking up the role with immediate effect. ucc.ie/en/news/ucc-appoints-…
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Celebrating Women Suffragettes - Beautiful parade around our iconic Quad commemorating 100 years since women first went to the voting booths in Ireland. #votail100 #UCCOurCampus
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The entire UCC community is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Emeritus Professor John A. Murphy.
"A giant of our institution, his own story is deeply intertwined with the history of UCC," - @johbees
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‘Everybody gets a bit of joy from our wild flowers’ - @jdmurph73
This is the second year of our wild flower meadow, and the Oxeye daisies are in full bloom 🐝
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A huge congratulations to the group of Traveller women who were today the first ever graduates of the Leadership in the Community course, specially developed and supported by @access_ucc, the Southern Traveller Health Network, @ACEUCC and @SoarForAccess.
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The Governing Body of University College Cork has today announced the appointment of Professor John O’Halloran as UCC's interim President.
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We are delighted that UCC has ranked 8th in the world by the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.
Over 1,000 universities from 98 countries were assessed on their progress towards the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
#THEglobalimpact
More:
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We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Professor Chris Williams, Head of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.
A dear friend and highly esteemed colleague who will be deeply missed.
Gorffwys mewn hedd.
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ALT UCC is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Chris Williams, a most respected and distinguished Professor of History and Head the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC.
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We are delighted to share that UCC has won four awards at @EDUAwardsIRL:
🌳 Best Green Campus
🏫Best Student Campus
🧑🎓Best Student Experience
💡Overall Excellence Award
Congratulations to all our dedicated and hard-working students and staff on this wonderful achievement!
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We are delighted to confirm that tomorrow's Conferring Ceremony for our Graduates of Medicine - the first in our 175 year history to be conducted online - will feature a recorded address by An Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar. #UCCMedGrad20
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UCC is ranked today as the leading Irish university in the world for its work towards creating a sustainable future. UCC is ranked 21st in the world in @timeshighered #THEGlobalimpact ranking. Congratulations to our students, staff & community! Read more: bit.ly/2TUv8Rs
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📻 LISTEN BACK
Congratulations to over 1,000 UCC students who graduate this week!
Among them is @rickriordan, the international bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series.
Rick spoke to @RyanTubridyShow on @RTERadio1 last year about studying at UCC
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UCC has been generously gifted a first issue copy of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic.
This copy of The Proclamation has an impeccable provenance, known to have been brought directly from the GPO during Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising.
ALT Liam and Kaye Cronin viewing the 1916 Proclamation at UCC
ALT A student viewing the Proclamation at UCC
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And the Best Third Level Institution Award at #EducationAwardsIRL went to....UCC! Congrats Team UCC!
#UCCNews
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Missing the most beautiful campus in Ireland?
One of our most highest watched videos last year was about the stunning trees on our campus
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UCC is proud to announce that it has today been ranked 32nd of 766 universities around world by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings - the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
#THEglobalimpact
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And the award for the most creative virtual conferring celebrations goes to...!
Congrats to Eoin Hurley, conferred today with a Master's in Pharmacy, who made sure he got his photo outside 'The President's Office' door!
Be sure to tag us in your virtual conferring celebrations!
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We are delighted to announce that UCC is going plastic free.
We will eliminate #singleuseplastic across campus dining and shops in 2023. #PlasticFreeUCC
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A nice way to start the day 🥳
Ireland have their first medal of the Tokyo Olympics 🏅
Congratulations Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty, the first Irish female rowers to win Olympic medals🏅
The Ireland women's four crew of Emily Hegarty, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe and Fiona Murtagh receive their bronze medal in Tokyo.
#olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport
📺 Watch live - bit.ly/2HjKf4g
📱 Updates: bit.ly/3747nzt
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UCC University of Sanctuary expresses Solidarity with the People of Ukraine.
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UCC named best university in Ireland by @thesundaytimes Good University Guide. More bit.ly/2dXjNMZ #UCCunioftheyear @UCCInt
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The very best of luck to all our students starting their exams today after an academic year like no other. We're proud of you and the resilience you've shown throughout.
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“There is a magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air, costs very little, and builds itself. It’s called a tree.” @GeorgeMonbiot
We think we have one of the most beautiful campuses in Ireland & our head gardener @jdmurph73 explains our long love of trees
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Cork....❤#EUCreativeCities #CultureNight
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Joan Omosefe Osayande moved to Ireland on her own in 2015.
Her mother passed away when she was young & she became a student in UCC, through one of our Sanctuary Scholarships.
Yesterday Joan graduated with a BSc in Medical & Health Sciences, having achieved first-class honours
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‘Arts & humanities departments produce students who are creators, evaluators & communicators of knowledge.’
@williamschrism outlines a powerful case for the study of the arts in today’s @sundaybusiness
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In 1847, during the Famine, the Choctaw Nation from Oklahoma pooled together $170, the equivalent of €4,600 today, to help those starving in Ireland.
This week Ciara O’Donnell, a member of the Choctaw Nation & recipient of our Choctaw-Ireland scholarship, graduated from UCC.
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“Muslims globally are celebrating this great day, feasting with food, with friends, with family.”
Eid Mubarak to everybody celebrating from Dr Amanullah De Sondy @desondy and all of us at UCC.
#EidAlFitr #EidMubarak🌙
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That first day feeling ✨
Great to welcome students back to campus today for the start of the new term. #UCC
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"It is a great relief to bring my father's archives home to Ireland."
@JaredHarris visited UCC today to meet @uccfilmstudies students and view the Richard Harris Archives @UCCLibrary.
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Ursula Kilkelly @Ukilkelly as UCC's first Vice President for Global Engagement.
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Congratulations to Prof @claireconnollys on her appointment to the @IrishResearch Council.
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Today we have called on our staff and students to stand together on Friday 20 September, in solidarity with #GlobalClimateStrike
"UCC supports the voices from a generation, that will be most impacted by climate change" @johbees
The Quad: 11.30 am : 20th September
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Professor Patrick O’Shea, President of UCC, has today announced that he will retire at the end of the year.
“UCC is an extraordinary university, with amazing students, staff and alumni. I am honoured to have served as its 15th president.”
Read more:
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Great news for UCC as it has been ranked in the top 50 universities in Europe and number one in Ireland in the Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings. 250 universities in 8 European countries were measured. More: bit.ly/2zwsv3n @EduIreland @DanMulhall
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It’s a beautiful sunny morning in Cork...☀️☀️☀️
Share your shots of campus and Cork with us tagging #UCCOurCampus and we’ll retweet some of our favourites.
#weekend
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Happy St Patrick's Day ☘️
Today, we celebrate a shared culture and heritage that connects communities across the world.
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh. ☘️
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Honorary degree for powerhouse behind Cork's Penny Dinners - Caitríona Twomey will be conferred with a Degree of Doctor of Laws here at UCC tomorrow.
Photo: Provision.
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#UCCOurCampus #lovecork
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University College Cork will be closed Thursday (March 1) and Friday (March 2) to ensure the safety of students and staff following a STATUS RED weather warning issued by Met Éireann. There will be no access to any of the UCC campuses.
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Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney died on hunger strike in Brixton Prison hundred years ago today, UCC laid a wreath at Cork Men’s Gaol to commemorate his death and remember all those who suffered during a tumultuous period of Irish history.
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A UCC lecturer, @angevf , who left nursing almost 20 years ago has returned to the ICU ward to help on the frontline. irishexaminer.com/news/munst…
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I’m dreaming of a green Christmas...
In line with our sustainability goals, UCC has chosen to dress one of its existing trees rather than display a freshly-cut Christmas tree this year.
Be sure to stop by the Quad to admire this beautiful Blue Ceder, part of the UCC Arboretum.
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Therapy dogs to support students at UCC 🐾
The first of its kind in a university in Ireland, our partnership with @mycaninecompani aims to enhance student well-being on campus.
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The rainbow flag flying proudly today, as UCC becomes one of the first universities in Ireland to launch an LGBT+ Allies Scheme for staff.
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Great to see our students queuing up to register to vote in the upcoming General Election, thanks to @SpunOut and @TheUSI.
The deadline for registration is tomorrow - see citizensinformation.ie for more. #GE2020
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Thank you to our colleagues who have been busy loading up our PPE and delivering it to the HSE
#InThisTogether
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University College Cork researchers have today won highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) funding totalling €4.75 million.
ucc.ie/en/news/ucc-researche…
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We are delighted to announce our acquirement of the archives of a pioneer in Irish food.
Spanning 100 years, the Myrtle Allen archives, is a treasure of insight into a woman who hugely influenced the direction of our approach to food. rte.ie/news/munster/2019/050…
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Nora O’Keeffe, a resident at St Luke’s nursing home, watched her granddaughter, Diane Macilwraith, graduate during our #UCCMedGrad20 online conferring
♥️ 🎓
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1,000 people have gathered tonight @CorkOperaHouse to hear @sharonlambert0 & @Rubberbandits discuss mental health, homelessness & substance dependence in Ireland.
#LoveIrishResearch
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We are excited to announce that the archives of Richard Harris have been donated to UCC.
The collection spans over 50 years in the life of the world-celebrated Irish actor.
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A very special day for UCC President Professor John O’Halloran and his family, as his daughter Ailish was conferred with a BSc in Business Information Systems from the College of Business and Law.
Congratulations to Ailish and all our graduates conferred in today's ceremonies!
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When @picturethis play a surprise pop-up performance on campus ✨
@OtherVoicesLive
#OVUCC #PictureThis
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University College Cork has been designated University of Sanctuary status. Karl Kitching, Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, discusses what the status means, his role and UCC's new scholarship scheme. #UCCOurCampus
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'A powerful voice in movements that have had a transformative impact in Irish society.'
In 2016, UCC awarded an Honorary Doctor of Literature to Dr Nell McCafferty, journalist, author and feminist activist.
UCC extends our condolences to Nell’s family and friends at this time.
ALT Dr Nell McCafferty received an Honorary Degree of Literature from UCC in 2016.
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UCC students returning to their families this Christmas will receive free antigen tests, as the university commences a programme supported by @DeptofFHed
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An ancient manuscript, discovered by Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin, has revealed astonishing links between medieval Ireland & Persia at the height of the golden age of Islamic learning.
#UCCNews independent.ie/irish-news/an…
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University College Cork is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Professor Emeritus Dermot Keogh, "a distinguished and prolific historian of many aspects of Ireland in the 20th century".
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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ALT The late Prof. Dermot Keogh speaking at the podium at the UCC School of History Annual Prize-Giving Ceremony & Reception in the Aula Maxima in 2020. Photographed is Professor Dermot Keogh. Photo By Tomas Tyner, UCC.
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Today we opened a bridge for Cork.
The Cavanagh bridge links Perrott’s Inch on the North Bank to the lower grounds of the main campus with a new access onto the Western road. Dr Tom Cavanagh opened the stunning pedestrian bridge, that was kindly supported by the Tomar Trust
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Tired of making video calls from the kitchen/ bedroom/ hall..?
Instantly transport yourself to the most beautiful campus in Ireland with these free images.
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“I don’t really think about medals at all. We are just here trying to be the best we can be.”
Congratulations to Quercus scholar @PaulO_Donovan and graduate Fintan McCarthy on making Ireland proud.
Ireland takes OLYMPIC GOLD!!
What an incredible race for this lightweight men's double scull!
#olympicrowing #rowing #worldrowing #Tokyo2020
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Good morning
It is important to slow down this long weekend
So here is some #SlowTV of our beautiful wild garden 🐝
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Our flag is at half-mast today as we express our deepest sympathy to the family & classmates of Oluwatomisin (Tomi) Olukukun.
A second year computer science student, Tomi was a cherished member of our community.
May she rest in peace.
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“UCC has established an institution-wide Covid-19 Research team that has seen researchers from all disciplines across the institution answer a call to action.” - @anita_maguire ucc.ie/en/news/covid-19-rese…
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#StormOphelia : UCC to close tomorrow (Mon Oct 16). More facebook.com/universitycolle… Please share.
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“The highest number of male sign-ups, to @BystanderUcc since its inception in 2016.” echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40…
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UCC becomes the first university in the world to secure five Green Flags
UCC’s sector leading Green Campus programme has transformed our university and placed sustainability at the heart of everything we do.
bit.ly/UCCGF24 @FEEInt
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We wish to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Mai Hoang Anh.
A third-year BSc computer science student, Anh, sadly passed away recently.
Our flag will fly at half mast today.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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UCC ranked in Europe’s top 50 for teaching excellence
We're delighted to be named one of the top 50 universities for teaching and learning in the @timeshighered Europe Teaching Rankings. 🎉🎉🎉
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Wishing you all a great weekend!
📷@TomasTyner
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“A university education is broader than just the lecture theatre, and that is something we really feel strongly about...”
Prof John O'Halloran (@johbees) spoke to the @irishexaminer on his first day as UCC President.
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